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(43) Date of publication: 27.12.2006 Bulletin 2006/52 (21) Application number: 05718587.8 (22) Date of filing: 29.03.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G10L 19/02(2006.01) H04S 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2005/051058 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/098825 (20.10.2005 Gazette 2005/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 05.04.2004 EP 04101405 05.07.2004 EP 04103168 (71) Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. 5621 BA Eindhoven (NL)	(72) Inventors: SCHUIJERS, Erik, G., P. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) BREEBAART, Dirk, J. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) MYBURG, Francois, P. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) VAN DE KERKHOF, Leon, M. NL-5656 AA Eindhoven (NL) (74) Representative: Slenders, Petrus J. W.  Philips Intellectual Property & Standards P.O. Box 220 5600 AE Eindhoven 5600 AE Eindhoven (NL)